well... I used btrfs restore to suck all the files off the root partition and onto my raid array. Then I used mkfs.btrfs with the -r flag to recreate the btrfs root partition with all the data I had restored

yea. i am using a memo-right SATA DOM as the boot disk (sata3). I am using the Q87N gigabyte mini-itx motherboard. we have been going back and forth with the DOM and board manufacturer because we are experiencing strange boot issues with this hardware combo.